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Look Back at Me (Fleckney Fields Series, Book 1)

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After ten years, Viola Holyoake returns to the peaceful picturesque village of Fleckney Fields, the home of the large family of her ex-husband, Rhys. Since their divorce, she's received her medical degree; got re-married; built her career; gone through a second, much less dramatic divorce - and now she's ready to enjoy the quiet countryside life and medical practice that she's always dreamt of.  

Thanks to the patronage of Nana Mable, the matriarch of the Holyoake family, Viola will now take the position of a partner in the local surgery, as well as a lodger of Dr. Fenton, the most prominent bachelor of the village. 

Will the village of Fleckney Fields prove to be just as homely and serene as she fondly remembers it? Will Viola overcome her unwillingness to open her heart to the possibility of a new romance - or an old one, perhaps?All Rights Reserved

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